Arequipa, a beautiful city at the foot of the snow-capped volcano El Misti in southern Peru, is where I spent two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer (1964-1966), living and working in a barriada called Clorinda Malaga de Prado (now named Independencia).

I was one of some 50 PCVs in the Arequipa area. We had memorable times both at work and at play. This website is a photographic celebration of those wonderful days in "La Ciudad Blanca" and the barriada of Clorinda, with photos also of time spent at Cuzco, Pisac, Machu Picchu, on Lake Titicaca, and in Chile.

All photos on these pages are from 1964 to 1966 except as noted. And with that, I hope you enjoy your visit to "Arequipa Days." Chao, pues!--Ron Ecker

Peace Corps Volunteers Arequipa, Peru 1964-1966

Mike Bailis

Louise Baldinger

Richard Baldinger

Carole Bedford

Denise Cavanaugh

Jackie Chandler

Arleen Colson

Peggy Cooper

Dave Dale

Henry Dietz

Terry Dolan

Ron Ecker

Doug Eichhorn

Louise Fuson

Mike Gontesky

Charlene Gregg

Jeanne Hanna

Gayle Harrison

Mary Hennessey

Jerry Hodge

Earl Jones

Patsy Jones

Bob Kussman

Ralph Laird

Vicki Latham

Barbara Mainster

Paul Mainster

Ed Mazria

Marcia Mazria

Steve McCutchen

Phyllis Miller

Bob Norris

Judy Olsen

Paul Raftenberg

Maurie Rasmussen

Dick Rossignol

Jan Schaeffer

Sandy Silverman

Fred Smithson

Joanne Steidl

Alan Tannenbaum

Dan Wallace

Sue Waller

Tom Waller

Cecily Watson

Sally Winters

Mike Wolfson

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